WEBVTT - Second Cup: Don't yuck a yum

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to respect other people by respecting their preferences.

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<v Speaker 1>In other words, don't yuck a young Today's tip comes

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<v Speaker 1>from something I have heard a number of folks who

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<v Speaker 1>encourage adventurous eating tell children don't yuck somebody's yum. In

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<v Speaker 1>other words, don't describe what someone else loves as gross.

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<v Speaker 1>Allow people to enjoy what they enjoy, and if your

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<v Speaker 1>opinion doesn't enhance their enjoyment, well you can just keep

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<v Speaker 1>it to yourself. If you have been at a table

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<v Speaker 1>with the or ten set recently, I don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>tell you how quickly dinner conversation devolves after one child

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<v Speaker 1>announces that something is gross. Perhaps another child might have

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<v Speaker 1>been willing to try broccoli or fish or avocado or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>They might even find these things yummy, But when someone

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<v Speaker 1>else deems the food gross, it is a lot harder

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<v Speaker 1>to encourage exploration. So don't yuck someone else's yum. Just

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<v Speaker 1>because you don't like a food doesn't mean that you

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<v Speaker 1>need to share this opinion with the world. It turns

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<v Speaker 1>out that this rule brings harmony to contexts besides the

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<v Speaker 1>dinner table, and also not just for children. It is

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<v Speaker 1>a good idea in life not to go around yucking

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<v Speaker 1>other people's yums. In other words, when you are talking

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<v Speaker 1>with someone, don't criticize a TV show, a book, a hobby,

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<v Speaker 1>a style of clothing, a restaurant, or anything else that

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<v Speaker 1>the person really loves. When you criticize something, and particularly

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<v Speaker 1>if you're doing so in broad and dismissive ways, the

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<v Speaker 1>people who like it may feel that they too are

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<v Speaker 1>being criticized. Instead, let other people like what they like

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<v Speaker 1>in peace, without deeming it the worst show ever to

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<v Speaker 1>be broadcast, the most sappy novel ever to be written,

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<v Speaker 1>and so forth. Now, obviously, sometimes you might be asked

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<v Speaker 1>to weigh in with your thoughts on what is being discussed,

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<v Speaker 1>and you certainly don't have to yum someone's yum if

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<v Speaker 1>you don't like it. But you can make your answer

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<v Speaker 1>more about your personal preferences than a broad declaration. Think

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<v Speaker 1>phrases like oh, it's not my favorite, or it's not

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<v Speaker 1>really the kind of show I watch, but I can

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<v Speaker 1>tell you really like it. You won't turn small talk

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<v Speaker 1>into hostile territory. And by not doing that, you will

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<v Speaker 1>make the world a better place. So don't yuck a yum.

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<v Speaker 1>Life can be tough enough. When people find pleasure in

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<v Speaker 1>something harmless, best to let them have it. In the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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